Cardiovascular Diseases and Risk‐Factor Burden in Urban and Rural Communities in High‐, Middle‐, and Low‐Income Regions of China: A Large Community‐Based Epidemiological Study

Abstract

We detected an inverse trend between risk-factor burden and cardiovascular disease prevalence in urban and rural communities in high-, middle-, and low-income regions of China. Such asymmetry may be attributed to the interregional differences in residents' awareness, quality of healthcare, and availability and affordability of medical services.